Quote:Your comparison is misguided.

 

First is that religious people aren't persecuted like gay people are.

 

Second is that Tebow didn't need the NFL to request that teams consider him because he was a first round pick and played for multiple teams.

 

Sam won't be around forever, and I suspect he'll never get the amount of respect around the league that his abilities merit due to bigotry, but it was in the NFL's interests to see if any team would even attempt to give him a fair chance in the NFL.

 

Luckily for the NFL, America's team stepped up to the plate.

 

So you're saying that Jeff Fisher didn't give him a fair shot? There's the issue, he tried and got cut. If another team was interested then great. It's in no one's interest for the league to take an exceptional action for this one player  based solely on his sexual orientation. That makes the situation one that is unfairly titled towards an individual over all of the other cut players. How would you feel if you were one of the other Rams rookies who were cut the same day then you see the news that the NFL is playing headhunter for a guy that you're better than? Yeah, we know, you'd just say :Well, he IS gay after all, that clearly makes him more important than me." It's a disgraceful act by the league and it, along with this Ray Rice mess shows what happens when the league acts without thinking; they build resentment towards the player, the team and the league. You're the one who is misguided, It isn't as wonderful as you think it is at all. It's a disgrace and disservice to the Michael Sam that he's on a roster for his proclivities and not his talent and everyone knows it.

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